RRS Articles of the week – 9th February 2024
Rights Respecting Schools Articles of the Week;
(Linked to Children’s Mental Health Week from 5th – 11th
February)
Article 24 (health and health services): Every child has the right to the best possible health.
Rights Respecting Schools Articles of the Week;
Linked to Holocaust Memorial Day
Article 2 (no discrimination): The Convention applies to every child, whatever their background, ethnicity, sex, religion etc.
Article 19 (protection from violence): Governments must protect children from bad treatment by anyone who looks after them
.
Article 37 (children in detention): No child should be tortured, imprisoned unfairly or treated in a cruel or inhuman way.
Article 38 (protection in war): No child under 15 should join the army and children should be protected in war.
Rights Respecting Schools Articles of the Week;
Article 29 (goals of education):
Education must develop every child’s
personality, talents and abilities to the
full. It must encourage the child’s
respect for human rights, as well as
respect for their parents, their own
and other cultures, and the
environment.
Rights Respecting Schools Articles of the Week;
Article 3 (best interests of the child):
The best interests of the child must be
a top priority in all decisions and
actions that affect children.
Article 13 (freedom of expression):
Every child must be free to express
their thoughts and opinions and to
access all kinds of information, as
long as it is within the law.
Rights Respecting Schools Articles of the Week;
Article 28 (right to education): Every
child has the right to an education.
Primary education must be free and
different forms of secondary
education must be available to every
child. Discipline in schools must respect
children’s dignity and their rights.
Richer countries must help poorer
countries achieve this.
Rights Respecting Schools Articles of the Week;
Article 14 (freedom of thought, belief
and religion):
Every child has the right
to think and believe what they choose
and also to practise their religion, as
long as they are not stopping other
people from enjoying their rights.
Governments must respect the rights
and responsibilities of parents to guide
their child as they grow up.